chutzpah


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chutz·pah

also hutz·pah  (KHo͝ot′spə, ho͝ot′-)
n.
Utter nerve; effrontery: "has the chutzpah to claim a lock on God and morality" (New York Times).

[Yiddish khutspe, from Mishnaic Hebrew ḥuṣpâ, from ḥāṣap, to be insolent; see ḥṣp in Semitic roots.]
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chutzpah

(ˈxʊtspə) or

hutzpah

n
informal shameless audacity; impudence
[C20: from Yiddish]
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chutzpah

A Yiddish term meaning audacity, courage, or nerve.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.chutzpah - (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
cheekiness, insolence, impertinence, impudence, crust, freshness, gall - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
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chutzpah

also hutzpah
noun
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Translations
kantti
gotspe

chutzpah

nChuzpe f
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Salome's earlier chutzpah in approaching Jesus with her sons' request is demonstrated again as she risks visiting the grave of a criminal of the state.
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With chutzpah to spare, Atwater may well make the G.O.P.
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